Gorbachev Calls McCain's "League Of Democracies" A Mistake

[Bucky]

Oops, McCain's losing support from one of Poppy Bush's key advisors!

Gorbachev Calls McCain's "League Of Democracies" A Mistake

Miami, FL (AHN) - At a speaking engagement in Florida, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev took issue with Sen. John McCain's call for a new "League of Democracies" and said any move that undermines the United Nations is a "mistake."

"Great powers set an example to the world and must give a chance to the United Nations to develop a new global system," Gorbachev said. "We must not, instead of the United Nations, propose NATO or some kind of a coalition of democratic countries, as suggested by Sen. McCain. I think that to replace the U.N. with that kind of an organization would be wrong."

"This proposal I regard as a mistake," he said.

"I think that we must reform the United Nations, we must give new functions and create new committees to properly address the problems we have. We must reform the United Nations, we cannot destroy it," Gorbachev commented during a speech at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

"Our political leaders and our political elites must get rid of the confrontational attitudes of the past, must get rid of unilateralism and a monopoly of domination," he said, adding that "had the U.N. been more influential, the United States wouldn't have been able to start a military action in Iraq. The U.N. Security Council was against it, even many allies of the United States were against it."

The criticism follows a speech McCain delivered on March 26 to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, CA. The presumptive Republican nominee outlined what he saw as a new international alliance of democratic open-market nations that wouldn't include Russia or China.

Of course there's something funnier than the guy who won the Cold War for us now reduced to giving speeches at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. And that's John McCain's senior moment in which he referred to his own proposed new international group as the League of Nations! :rofl:

via Politico
Another day, another oops for McCain

Yesterday -- channeling Woodrow Wilson and Henry Cabot Lodge -- McCain referred to the "League of Nations." He had meant to say "League of Democracies," his proposal for a new organization of allies beyond the U.N.

[ananda]

1. How ironic that America would have to be excluded..

.. not being a democracy and all.

[Aloha Spirit]

12. ouch!

[sandnsea]

2. All dictators are "elected"

What a stupid idea. He means "League of Global Capitalist Pillagers".

[Coexist]

3. gaffe? I think he'd fit right in with these guys

[ej510]

4. McThousand cannot remember what he said 5 seconds ago

[SteppingRazor]

5. To be fair, the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood is a massive space.

It's one of the premier venues in South Florida - a dozen or so nightclubs, a large theater (hence Gorby's speaking there), hundreds of rooms, etc.

Also, it has a speaker series that has all sorts of heavyweight political types doing speeches there, so Gorbachev's appearance isn't out of the ordinary.


Although, yeah, it does look kinda silly when you read "Gorbachev at the Seminole Hard Rock." :)

[Bucky]

6. Actually, he gave that quote while bussing tables at the Hard Rock

Gorby's on hard times. Ever since he moved here the poor bastard can't get coverage because of his pre-existings.

[SteppingRazor]

8. Hey, I thought that was him!

Man, next time I order a Guinness at Murphy's Law, I'm really gonna make sure to leave a good tip.

[izzybeans]

7. Someone should just respond to McCain "Don't you mean United Nations."

We already have what you speak of.

[JVS]

13. I don't believe that adherence to democracy is a requirement for the UN

[izzybeans]

16. despite McCain's illusions neither would his little league.

[Sam Ervin jret]

9. No Gorby, our countries need to get rid of our "political elites" and the confrontational

attitudes will take care of themselves.

That means you Gorby. Ride off with BushCo and "soul-gaze" somewhere, anywhere away from the countries you both have terrorized these many years.

[JVS]

11. Are you confusing Gorbachev with Putin?

[Sam Ervin jret]

14. OMG, you are so right, I'm so embarrassed. I get all these megalomaniacs mixed up.

Thanks for the heads up!

[JVS]

10. Gorby you soft piece of shit. You should have never trusted Reagan.

[rosesaylavee]

15. K & R

Wish we could start fighting this moron now. Wish this silly primary season was OVER.